diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6d95067da1614a9b914684b0b4dd906523d45ae..c01d062082527185a5dd4e40a6fbb2f17b76edfe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ image: alpine
 
 variables:
   ## External images
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: docker.io/docker:25.0.5
+  DOCKER_IMAGE: docker.io/docker:27.2.0
   SINGULARITY_IMAGE: quay.io/singularity/singularity:v3.11.5
 
   ## Default versions are specified in packages.yaml but can be overridden